SoftLayer Expands Points of Presence

Dallas-based SoftLayer, which operates a network of data centers across the U.S., announced today that it has dramatically expanded its network infrastructure, adding seven additional points of presence (POPs) across the country. According to the firm, it now has data centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Jose, Seattle and Washington D.C.

SoftLayer says the expansion will bring its total network capacity to 1,000 Gigabits per second. The investment signals the importance of network performance and latency as the demand for video, cloud computing and mobile apps grows, says Data Center Knowledge. The investment will go a long way toward providing SoftLayer's 5,700 customers with a much faster network. SoftLayer CEO, Lance Crosby noted the significant upfront investment will be well worth it, saying:

End user experience has become the ultimate measure of everything we do. Throughout the industry, customers have stopped asking ‘How can we make this work?' and started asking ‘How can it work faster?' This is how.